Woke up this morning. . .

I woke up this morning and couldn't wait to be a husband. It is usually difficult for me to wake up and get going. Not today - I got right up, brushed my teeth, took out the trash, and made breakfast and lunch for myself and my wife. While doing these tasks, I looked down at my ring and felt an overwhelming sense of pride, happiness, and a responsibility to be the best husband I could possibly be.

I woke up excited, and invigorated by life, beaming at the prospect of making my wife happy. I got up out of bed, a new man - I've never felt like this before.

And then, I had an unprecedented epiphany. . . I felt the compelling urge to pray.

I went into the room, got on my knees, woke up Carollette and gave thanks to Life for giving me such a beautiful, intelligent, PERFECT wife! I was almost at the verge of tears as I felt this amazing spiritual connection with my wife which I had never felt before with anyone.

This is what I want my marriage to always feel like. I just had to document this time, in case I need to come back for a reminder at some point. . .

Growing more in love every day.

The Day!

So, the day has finally come and gone! It was an amazing success! It surpassed our greatest expectations for how perfect a wedding could be. Despite forecasts for rain and thunderstorms, we persisted, and did not back down. Indeed, the day was the most beautiful one of the entire summer (of course, we may be a little biased :-) )

We just want to thank everyone for coming and celebrating with us, as well as those who wanted to come but couldn't make it. Thank you all for your presence, kind words, prayers, and well-wishes - all are so very greatly appreciated.

We want to extend a very special thank you to those who helped make our Fairytale Wedding vision come to fruition. We have an extremely talented group of friends and family. Without you, this day would not have come together as perfectly as it did. We cannot thank you all enough, and know that a more personal thank you is coming soon!

We love you all so very much! Thanks again!

Thomas and Carollette Phillips